Eduardo F. Costantini
Eduardo Costantini collects modern and contemporary Latin American art. He founded Malba in Buenos Aires, which opened in 2001 with a donation of 220 works from his collection. His 2025 purchase of the Daros Latinamerica Collection brought the combined holdings to about 3,000 works.
Artists named in the collection
Frida Kahlo, Leonora Carrington, Guillermo Kuitca, Leon Ferrari, Ana Mendieta, Doris Salcedo, Helio Oiticica, Lygia Clark, Marta Minujin, Julio Le Parc
On record
- The Daros purchase covered 1,233 works by 117 artists.
- Bought Frida Kahlo's Diego y yo in 2021 and Leonora Carrington's Las distracciones de Dagoberto in 2024.
- A museum expansion is slated to open in 2029.
Institutional roles
- Founder, Malba
Questions
What does Eduardo F. Costantini collect?Eduardo Costantini collects modern and contemporary Latin American art. He founded Malba in Buenos Aires, which opened in 2001 with a donation of 220 works from his collection. His 2025 purchase of the Daros Latinamerica Collection brought the combined holdings to about 3,000 works.
Which artists are in the Eduardo F. Costantini collection?Cited sources name works by Frida Kahlo, Leonora Carrington, Guillermo Kuitca, Leon Ferrari, Ana Mendieta, Doris Salcedo, Helio Oiticica, Lygia Clark.
Can the public see the collection of Eduardo F. Costantini?Yes. Works are shown at Malba in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Sources
- Malba acquires Daros Latinamerica collection, The Art Newspaper, 2025
- Collection, Malba
Last verified 2026-10-31.
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